Digital Twins in the Industry: Maturity, Functions, Effects -- Architecting Digital Twin-Driven Transformation in the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Sector -- Practical Application of the Concept of Digital Twins in the Aviation Sector -- Digital Revolution in the Energy Sector: Effects of...

Purpose: Active product life cycle management contributes to supply chain optimization. However, in nowadays industry the high number of variants and backward loops complicate tracing the entire product lifecycle in an ERP system. Consequently, product lifecycle and corresponding...

This volume contains research contributions by an international group of authors addressing innovative and technology-based approaches for supply chain management. They present business models and investment options for enhanced strategic decision making as well as recent approaches for supply...

"This edited volume brings together a group of expert contributors to explore the opportunities and the challenges that Industry 4.0 (smart manufacturing) is likely to pose for regions, firms and jobs in Europe. Drawing on theory and empirical cases, it considers emerging issues like...